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The half marathon is on Sunday and I wanted one final post before the “big event”. For the event, I’ll be filling my mp3 player with the following Workout playlist to drive me towards the finish line:

“Let Go” by Frou Frou

“We Made It” by Linkin Park featuring Busta Rhymes

“My Hero” by Foo Fighters

“Ladies and Gentlemen” by Saliva

“Pioneers” by Bloc Party

“I’m Shipping Up To Boston” by Dropkick Murphy’s

“Around the World / Bigger Stronger Faster” by Daft Punk

“Welcome to the Black Parade” by My Chemical Romance

“Party Hard” by Andrew W. K.

“One Step Closer” by Linkin Park

“Starseed” by Our Lady Peace

“Memphis & 53rd” by Minus The Bear

“It’s Tricky” by Run D.M.C.

“Amazing” by Kanye West

“This is War” by 30 Seconds To Mars

“Okay I believe you but my Tommy Gun Don’t” by Brand New

“Invitation to Understanding” by MxPx

“Make You Smile” by +44

“Power” by Kanye West

“Ring Capacity” by Kirby Krackle

“Guerrilla Radio” by Rage Against The Machine

“Crush” by Jimmy Eat World

“Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen

“Light & Day” by The Polyphonic Spree

“Everlong” by Foo Fighters

“Magic” by B.O.B.

“Running On Empty” by Jackson Browne

“Hallelujah” by Paramore

“Angles of the Silences” by Stretch Arm Strong

“In Your Honor” by Foo Fighters

“Somewhere I Belong” by Linkin Park

“Handlebars” by Flobots

“Runaway” by Cartel

“You’re Gonna Go Far Kid” by The Offspring

“Paper Planes” by M.I.A.

“Family System” by Chevelle

“Airplanes, Part II” by B.O.B.

“In the Air Tonight” by Nonpoint

“Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major” by Yo-Yo Ma ***

“My Hero” by Paramore ***

“Ohio Is For Lovers” by Vitamin String Quartet ***

“Cute Without The E – Cut From The Team” by Vitamin String Quartet ***

“Welcome to the Black Parade” by Vitamin String Quartet ***

*** Denotes song used for warm-up and stretching

Wow, now that I’ve typed out that list I really realize how all over the place it really is. Here’s hoping I can run faster (maybe correct term is finish faster) so that I won’t need to use all of these songs or even replay a few of them.

And in an effort to really state how far a Half Marathon is here are a few numbers for your brain to crunch on that are less than a half marathon

Round trip from my youthful home to my high school

Round trip from my current SF home to the Golden Gate Bridge

Distance across the city of San Francisco (approx 7 miles)

Distance from my old Sandy Springs Apartment to the Midtown MARTA station (9.6 miles)